ColbyColorado04
Dmaxlbz06
Kneeboard is a blast. Have been doing that a few years now. I still enjoy it. Im sure wakeboarding wont completely take its place but it may take over a lil. Either way I think I just added another addiction to my list.
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Kneeboard is a blast. Have been doing that a few years now. I still enjoy it. Im sure wakeboarding wont completely take its place but it may take over a lil. Either way I think I just added another addiction to my list.
Here are some more tips...
To get up:
1. Pull your knees to your chest.
2. Wrap your arms around your knees.
3. Let the boat do the work. You should not have to work to get up.
4. Depends on what kind of boat, but you should not have to go to WOT to get up. A good driver helps greatly on getting up. Try to find someone that knows what they are doing.
5. After the boat starts wait a couple of seconds before you try to stand. Men are the hardest to teach because they want to stand up immediatly. You got to get some water pressure built up first.
6. Don't let go with your back hand, See # 1 Below. Pull the rope to the hip that will be in front. (General rule: Kick a ball with your right foot, left foot goes forward and vice versa)
Staying up.
1. Keep your arms straight. DO NOT PULL ON THE ROPE! If you pull on the rope, you can not make small adjustments required to keep your balance.
2. Both palms should be facing down. Put a small amount of pressure on your plams so that the pull from the rope is coming from your center of gravity (hips).
3. Bend your knees slightly to absorb boat wakes etc.
4. It is likely that you will take off over the left wake (port). Go with it until you figure things out.
5. Relax. Overcorrecting is the biggest mistake I see.
:cheers2: and welcome to a highly addictive sport!
Boating etiquitte:
1. When a rider falls do not do a power turn. Take the boat to idle and turn within your wake. This will lessen the impact of your wake on yourself and others and it is safer to get back around to the fallen rider.
2. Drive a straight line. Again is safer, will minimize the wake on others, and will result in a better pull for the rider.
Our biggest downfall is we dont have a tower on the boat we use. Nor do we know anyone with a tower. So it makes alot of the jumps a little more difficult. I still am able to get 6ft of air on the knee board. I couldnt imagine what I would get with a tower.
Its to the point now that its a cake walk to get outta the water on the wakeboard without the tower so i couldnt imagine with a tower. I just figured with the tower it would help on jumps since its pulling out up and outta(off) the water vs through straight line.
you're correct, it does help. makes it easier. personally, i dont see much difference in height though. however it does make stunting a whole lot easier. no more draggin that rope in the water to yank you over on your face.....
We are in the process of doing a little moddin to the knee board so it doesnt kill my ankles. Im 6'5 and have always had ankle problems throughout my life playing sports. Sitting on my ankles/feet on the knee board sucks. I usually can only ride/jump for a couple laps around the lake before I have to take a break. This past weekend I took a childs life jacket to put between the board and my ankle to help keep my ankle in a normal (not flat) position. I was able to ride for about 5 min and did numerous jumps and took some pretty choppy runs through the middle of the lake with no discomfort. We are gonna make up a (more) permanant type of *cushion* to take care of the issue.
i have a similar problem, but i'm a midget... only 6"3".... . however, at 290 lbs, i keep busting the leg strap. replaced it 4 times, too much strain for it i guess. i've learned to ride without it, just grab some edge when you off the water to keep it under you. only thing that sucks is when you forget.... come down and there's no board, you're like "WTF?!? OH SHIIII...... WHACK!!!!" :smilielol5: